Associate, Credit Secondaries

Ares Secondaries Group Credit Associate

Ares Secondaries Group is one of the most experienced investors in acquiring secondary private fund ownership stakes in the alternative asset management industry. The Group provides bespoke and customized liquidity solutions across the private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure asset classes. With over 30 years of experience in the market, Ares Secondaries Group focuses on generating attractive risk adjusted returns through its leading industry analytics and research, robust deal origination, underwriting and portfolio management activities.

Building off the success of its Secondaries investment experience, the Ares Secondaries Group launched a Credit Secondaries platform in early 2023 ("ACS") and is looking to add to its team. The strategy is a natural extension of Ares' leading Credit and Secondaries platforms, which respectively had approximately $377 billion and $34 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025. The Ares Secondaries Group has more than 85 dedicated investment and research professionals located in offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.

We are seeking a motivated professional to join our Credit Secondaries team as an Associate in our New York office. Associates are primarily engaged in transaction underwriting and execution of both GP and LP deals, business development, investment decision making and portfolio management.

Responsibilities include :

• Assisting in the fundamental due diligence and analytical effort during the investment process.
• Due diligence activities, including :

Qualitative and quantitative asset level credit analysis including data synthesis and trend summaries

Qualifications :

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $175,000.00. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. The range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

The firm also offers robust benefits including comprehensive medical / Rx, dental and vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; flexible savings accounts (FSA); healthcare savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution; basic and voluntary life insurance; long-term disability (LTD) and short-term disability (STD) insurance; employee assistance program (EAP), and commuter benefits plan for parking and transit.

Additional benefits include access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.